I would provide an alibi to anyone who received "sparkle more" writing feedback. If I ever offer that kind of feedback, I'd expect a) to be murdered posthaste, or b) for someone to realize that I've been kidnapped, possessed, or otherwise impersonated and require rescuing.
Hey, preaching to the choir. I thought our Lady of the Perpetual Sea Breeze was the real deal until the Divine Miss J walked right through that door and right into my ass—which is where my heart is…physiologically. I could show you an x-ray.
Lorne ,'Time Bomb'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Sep 13, 2021 4:39:04 pm PDT #9212 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Steph L. - Sep 13, 2021 4:44:34 pm PDT #9213 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
NGL, I really want to tell some of my medical-article authors that their writing needs to sparkle more. Like, "Please provide the statistical data to support your key findings in this paragraph, per AMA style. In addition, your writing should sparkle more. Luv ya lots!"
dcp - Sep 13, 2021 4:58:03 pm PDT #9214 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Compare/contrast:
"Your writing should sparkle more."
"Smile!"
Jesse - Sep 13, 2021 5:04:34 pm PDT #9215 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Right?!?!?
meara - Sep 13, 2021 5:10:12 pm PDT #9216 of 30000
I feel like "sparkle more" is the kind of feedback you get on college application essays.
I too feel fandom adjacent. Like, I mostly only read fic if others recommend it, or yuletide. And I don't write it. But then my friends who have gotten into a lot of shows with queer ladies and started going to this convention, are shocked that they've just learned about like, A/B/O or something, and I'm like "oh yeah, of course"
askye - Sep 13, 2021 5:52:52 pm PDT #9217 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I read fic, occasionally leave feedback, post on dreamdiwth occasionally and I was using tumblr but Ih aen't checked in a while. I don't really hae something to talk about..well I do sort of (911 and Lone Star 911) but I end up annoyed at the fans on tumblr. and a lot of the fic for that..there isn't the abudnace of quality like I'm used to with other fandoms.
Also I'm not sure where to discuss things , I'd be fine with discord channels but I have no idea where any of them are or how to find them.
Kate P. - Sep 13, 2021 6:11:39 pm PDT #9218 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I hadn't participated in any fandom in years before January 2021, but I fell hard for Good Omens and have been reading tons of fic, even writing a little, and venturing into the wilds of Tumblr. I haven't made any friends in the fandom, though, and I don't know anything about Discord, so in that sense I do still feel fandom-adjacent, like I'm on the outside looking in. It's hard to make new friends!
Dana - Sep 13, 2021 6:16:53 pm PDT #9219 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Kate, shrift and I would be happy to virtually introduce you to Laura Shapiro, who is good people and so far into Good Omens you can barely see her.
Kate P. - Sep 13, 2021 7:10:46 pm PDT #9220 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Dana, that would be great! We actually follow each other on Tumblr already, but haven't interacted beyond that. (Honestly, I can barely figure out how anyone truly interacts on Tumblr beyond just reblogging each other's posts. Sometimes I miss LJ...)
DavidS - Sep 13, 2021 7:21:22 pm PDT #9221 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We actually follow each other on Tumblr already
Laura came to the SF F2F! I got to dance with her and we showed some of her Buffy vids.